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I don't care for the "Solutions" part. Sounds generically corporate. Maybe Peake Arborworks.

Don't necessarily take your first offer from the first company. You're interviewing them as much as they're interviewing you. Ask questions, and keep your eyes open. Try to get a feel of how they operate, and what they can do for *you*.

Onward to better things! Might be some stumbling blocks ahead, but that's life. You'll do great with your attitude and work ethic :^)

If it was me, I'd go in person. I don't know you at all of course, but you sound like you're on the ball, and put together. Let them see what they're dealing with instead of some rando crackhead cold calling for jobs they don't want to do.

I'd say "See ya!" and roll out the door. Sounds like he needs you more than you need him. Then when he realizes he frigged up after calling his nonsense, you can negotiate your increased pay if you decide to go back.

There's a line somewhere between occasional moonlighting, and competing for business, or running a side business using someone else's gear, especially if you show up in a branded truck or something. edit: If you aren't comfortable telling the boss exactly what you're doing, and how you're doing...

Keep your eyes open, and if you see a Stihl sign while you're traveling, stop in and look around. I got turned on to a great sawhop from a guy online. I have to drive a good ways to get there, but it's totally worth the trip.

I don't see a lot of use in the skidplates. It'll keep the bottom prettier if you take the plate off, but...? Best use would be if you're a fan of letting the saw rattle around in the back of the truck, but the easy fix to that is give the saw a nice seat. Maybe a wood box with some carpet.

I couldn't tell you with 100% certainty, but I believe it's only job is to act as a stop for the oil screw. I don't think there would be any problem pulling it out. OTOH, I don't see much use in it either. If for some reason you turned it too far and got too much oil, it could always be turned...

A manual oiler addon option sounds like a good idea to me. Or they could just make an oiler that adjusts all the way to deluge, instead of playing games trying to see how little oil they can deliver. Let the user decide.

Yea, I pushed it in. Didn't seem to make a drastic difference.

Sounds like you got better results from the 661 than I did. With my oiler all the way up, the 25" bar is /ok/. Not great, but it doesn't leave me wondering how bad I'm messing things up. The 36" bar is way too dry imo.

It's probably 1.5-2:1 fuel to oil. I top up the oil every time I add gas, but there's still a good bit left in there, and my oiler is on max.

Read the manual when you get your 500. My 661 had a tension pin on the oiler you could hammer in to get turbo mode. Not really turbo of course, but I'll take what I can get. Dunno if the 500 has the same thing. It's a one time operation.

Ematic means "doesn't use much oil". It has lower flow, and bar/chain design is supposed to make up for it. The bar has a smaller angled hole that looks like a venturi, and the chain has grooves that lead oil up to the links. Does it work? :shrugs: You'd have to test bar wear. I'm assuming...

Stihl saws? All the way up! Other saws? I like the bar itself to look a little wet, and have a good sheen of oil on the chain. Textbook is to rev the saw over a piece of wood or something, and it should leave oil splatter from being thrown off the nose.

I think it keeps the chain from bogging down with long bars in big wood. I haven't used skip in that scenario. In smaller hardwood, I find it chattery.

You should get a loop of each and see what you think. Any decent sawshop should stock both. Both will get the job done, so you won't be stuck with useless chain. Maybe you like both for different kinds of cutting. Hard to say til you try it.

I'm not a fan of skip chain. Cuts rough, and I'm skeptical that it saves any sharpening. Half as many teeth means twice as much cutting to get n" into the wood. IOW, it dulls twice as fast.

The 400 would be a good choice over the 362. I'd go with the 462 for a bigger saw.